World War II Honoree

Earl L. Hinden

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Strong City, Kansas

Honored By

Harold Max Gott

Relationship

Nephew

COMPLETED BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT CAMP WALTERS, TEXAS, ASSIGNED TO BRAVO COMPANY, 59TH BATTALION, 13TH REGIMENT, IRTC (INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER) DIVISION AND OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. LATER TRANSFERRED TO BARNARD CASTLE, ENGLAND IN MARCH 1944 FOR TRAINING AT THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF INFANTRY. RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES IN JULY 1944 WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING AT THE COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE, FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE, WAS DEPLOYED TO THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND SERVED AS AN INFANTRY OFFICER. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: LEYTE, LUZON AND OKINAWA. AFTER ALL HOSTILITIES HAD SEIZED WITH THE JAPANESE ARMED FORCES HE THEN SERVED WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN KYUSHU JAPAN AND JINSON, KOREA. AWARDED THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH KOREAN CLASP. ENTERED THE SERVICE NOVEMBER 9, 1940 AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED APRIL 28, 1946 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.